The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) informed earlier on Friday that the audit produced by the Institute of Sport Sciences of the University of Lausanne (ISSUL) on Astana Pro Team contains compelling grounds to refer the matter to the Licence Commission and request their licence be withdrawn. In the official statement released in the evening, in line with all expectations the Kazakh squad informed about consulting the issue with their attorneys and reserved their right to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

Astana Pro Team has received confirmation from the Union Cycliste International of their receipt of results from the recent audit by the Institute of Sport and Science at the University of Lausanne, and the subsequent transfer of those results to the Independent License Commission -

Astana Pro Team will consult with its attorneys to prepare documents and testimony before the Independent License Commission -

Astana Pro Team will reserve its rights pending due process at the Independent License Commission to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport following the scheduled procedure -